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Veterans Voice: Presentation for Native veterans

The American Indian Veterans Town Hall and benefits Presentation will be held with a meet and greet reception from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Wed and the town hall and benefits presentation from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday at We-Ko-Pa Resort, 10438 N.

Gear up for the American Indian veterans town hall and benefits presentation with a meet-and-greet reception 5:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, at We-Ko-Pa Resort, 10438 N. Fort McDowell Road, Fort McDowell Yavapai Reservation. The presentation will be 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, at the same venue. It's free for veterans and family members. Lunch will be available for purchase. The event is partnership of the Arizona Governor's Office of Tribal Relations, the Arizona Department of Veterans' Services, the Arizona Developmental Disabilities Planning Council and the Arizona Coalition for Military Families. Register by Wednesday, Oct. 5. Details: https://americanindiantownhall.eventbrite.com.

Honor Flight

Neighbors Helping Neighbors, a Scottsdale-based organization, is sponsoring an Honor Flight of WWII veterans to Washington, D.C. This will be the last flight of exclusively WWII veterans. Departure is Tuesday, Oct. 18. The veterans will return to Phoenix on Thursday, Oct. 20. For more information, contact Pat Mazzarella at 602-989-7254 or pmazza3@cox.net."

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A rose rests at the vertex of the tapering black-granite walls of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Additional names are added to the walls each May. Photo taken Sept. 10, 2014, as part of the Honor Flight Arizona trip, Sept. 9-11. Martin Dolan/azcentral.com

Adeline "Jerri" Tatum, a World War II veteran of the Women's Army Corps, at the Hilton hotel in Baltimore, Md., on Sept. 9, 2014. Part of the Honor Flight Arizona trip Sept. 9-11. Martin Dolan/azcentral.com

Lenny DeMarco, a U.S. Marine veteran of the Pacific theater in World War II, and his daughter, Karen, after DeMarco was awarded the Purple Heart he had earned 70 years earlier. The ceremony was on Sept. 9, at the Hilton in Baltimore, Md. He was a part of the Honor Flight Arizona trip, Sept. 9-11. Martin Dolan/azcentral.com

Twenty-seven Arizona veterans of World War II line up Sept. 10, 2014, before visiting the World War II Memorial on the National Mall. They were a part of the Honor Flight Arizona trip, Sept. 9-11. Martin Dolan/azcentral.com

Four enormous bronze eagles, perched atop pillars, hold a victory laurel in their beaks inside the European theater pavilion at the World War II Memorial on Sept. 10, 2014. Part of the Honor Flight Arizona trip, Sept. 9-11. Martin Dolan/The Republic

Wherever U.S. troops were deployed in World War II, someone inevitably scrawled the "Kilroy was here" cartoon figure. One story credits a shipyard inspector, James J. Kilroy, who supposedly chalked the figure on bulkheads to show that the rivets were secure. This photo was taken at the World War II Memorial on Sept. 10, 2014. Part of the Honor Flight Arizona trip, Sept. 9-11. Martin Dolan/azcentral.com

A statue of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, astride his warhorse Cincinnati, stands before the U.S. Capitol; behind him are two statues of lions. Photo taken Sept. 10, 2014 as part of the Honor Flight Arizona trip on Sept. 9-11. Martin Dolan/azcentral.com

The headstone of Army Maj. Audie L. Murphy, the most decorated soldier of World War II, at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry in Germany in January 1945. After the war, Murphy starred in more than 40 movies; he died in a plane crash in 1971. Photo taken Sept. 10, 2014 as part of the Honor Flight Arizona trip on Sept. 9-11. Martin Dolan/azcentral.com

Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, supreme Allied commander during the invasion of Normandy in June 1944 and later our 34th president, is commemorated in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. Photo taken Sept. 10, 2014, as part of the Honor Flight Arizona trip, Sept. 9-11. Martin Dolan/azcentral.com

The soaring Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va., dedicated in 2006, is one of the newest memorials to U.S. service branches. Photo taken Sept. 10, 2014 as part of the Honor Flight Arizona trip, Sept. 9-11. Martin Dolan/azcentral.com

Sculptor Felix de Weldon, assigned to the Navy, created the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va., after seeing AP photographer Joe Rosenthal's photo of the flag-raising on Iwo Jima on Feb. 23, 1945. The figures are 32-feet tall and the flag pole is 60-feet tall. Photo taken Sept. 10, 2014, as part of the Honor Flight Arizona trip, Sept. 9-11. Martin Dolan/azcentral.com

Bill Oberstadt, a U.S. Army veteran of the Pacific theater, stands in front of an engraved quote by President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the World War II Memorial on Sept. 10, 2014, as part of the Honor Flight Arizona trip, Sept. 9-11. Martin Dolan/azcentral.com

A visitor to the World War II Memorial and a National Parks ranger listen as Bill Oberstadt, U.S. Army veteran of the Pacific theater, recounts his experiences in combat on Sept. 10, 2014, as part of the Honor Flight Arizona trip, Sept. 9-11. Martin Dolan/azcentral.com

Everyone who served in World War II received a Victory Medal like the two embedded in the floors of the Pacific and European pavilions at the World War II Memorial on the National Mall. Photo taken Sept. 10, 2014, as part of the Honor Flight Arizona trip, Sept. 9-11. Martin Dolan/azcentral.com

Sculptor Felix de Weldon, assigned to the Navy, created the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va., after seeing AP photographer Joe Rosenthal's photo of the flag-raising on Iwo Jima on Feb. 23, 1945. The figures are 32-feet tall; the flag pole is 60-feet tall. Photo taken Sept. 10, 2014. Part of the Honor Flight Arizona trip, Sept. 9-11. Martin Dolan/azcentral.com

Hear from national security expert

The sixth-annual dinner and event commemorating the Vietnam War will be held Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Scottsdale Plaza Resort. The guest speaker is Robert Turner, who teaches national security at the JAG school at the University of Virginia. Call Joe at 520-868-6777 or 602-509-8762.

Hall of Fame inductee

This is the last of the people being inducted this year into the Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame who I will write about. The ceremony is 11:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 28, at the Double Tree Resort by Hilton Hotel Paradise Valley, Scottsdale. The registration fee, $65, should be sent to Unified Arizona Veterans, P.O. Box 34338, Phoenix, AZ 85067.

Corey Harris.(Photo: Corey Harris)

Phoenix-born Corey Harris, a veteran of the U.S. Army, volunteered with Arizona State University to found the ASU Alumni Veterans Chapter. He helped develop plans for the Pat Tillman Veterans Center and built it into one of the most veterans-friendly schools in the U.S. He served on veterans advisory councils for Congress members Ruben Gallego, Harry Mitchell and Kyrsten Sinema, working on initiatives to implement the Post 9/11 G.I. Bill and improve the VA. Harris worked with the Arizona state Legislature to pass the veteran in-state tuition bill, founded the Bi-partisan Veterans Caucus and volunteered as the Unified Arizona Veterans' legislative liaison. Harris' contributions to the Phoenix Advisory Group on Homelessness were essential to ending chronic homelessness among veterans. He is a member of American Legion Post 1 and serves as commissioner on Phoenix's Military Veterans Commission.

Golf tournament

The Adam Hill Gibson Memorial Golf Tournament, sponsored by Operation Feedom Bird, will be held Thursday, Oct. 22, at the Hillcrest Golf Club Sun City West.(Photo: Hillcrest Golf Club)

The Adam Hill Gibson Memorial Golf Tournament, sponsored by Operation Feedom Bird, will be held Thursday, Oct. 22, at the Hillcrest Golf Club Sun City West. Sign up today and help us send veterans to the 2016 Healing Journey to Washington, D.C. This trip is for combat veterans only. Operation Freedom Bird, 5020 E. Shea Blvd., Suite 140, Scottsdale, AZ 85354. 623-826-4943.

Free tickets

VA has partnered with Veteran Tickets Foundation (Vet Tix), a non-profit organization that provides free tickets to events for current serving military, veterans and Gold Star families. Vet Tix has provided more than 2.3 million tickets valued at over $87 million to nearly 40,000 events since 2008. The partnership serves approximately 450,000 Vet Tixers and their families. Through these events, VA and VetTix are exploring ways to encourage service members, families and friends to stay engaged with communities and reduce stress by attending fun events for a very low delivery fee.